DEAN’S REPORT | FACULTY NEWS AND RESEARCH
NEW HEIGHTS IN RESEARCH UCR Business Makes an Impressive Leap to No. 77 in UT Dallas Business School Research Ranking The UCR School of Business is ranked 77th in the University of Texas at Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings for the period of 2015 through 2019, a nine-point jump from UCR’s previous spot. The rise in the ranking—which assesses business schools of all sizes—is a testament to faculty productivity at the UCR School of Business, with comparatively fewer faculty than other institutions on the list. The UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management’s ranking tracks research publication in 24 leading business journals. The UCR School of Business has steadily climbed up the list within the North American Business Schools category, which ranked UCR 98th during the 2012-2016 time period. The UT Dallas evaluation includes most of the journals generally considered the very best in the fields of finance, accounting, operations, marketing, and management.
Accomplished Professor of Accounting Retires Professor of Accounting Woody M. Liao retired in June 2021 after 30 years of service to the UCR School of Business.
Woody M. Liao
Within the school, Liao served as graduate advisor, senior associate dean for the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM), and was the chair and area coordinator for accounting. In addition, he was advisor to the AGSM Accounting Society and the student Financial Management Association Chapter. A widely published author in top research journals, he was also the recipient of many awards and honors from both industry and academia.
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